Charles Kuenstle (b May 3, 1936) is an American writer and actor. He studied at Baylor University and appeared as a guest star on many American TV shows of the 1960s and 1970s, including a regular role as Sgt. Clem Garnet on '' Twelve O'Clock High'', and many appearances in various roles on ''

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''. His first writing credit was the

Burt Reynolds Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor most famous during the 1970s and 1980s. He became well known in television series such as ''Gunsmoke'' (1962–1965), '' Hawk'' (1966) and '' Dan Augus ...

TV movie '' Hunters Are for Killing''. He was one of the writers on ''

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''.Same Formula, New 'Airport' Champlin, Charles. Los Angeles Times 25 Mar 1977: oc_a1.

Filmography

Writer

*'' Hunters Are for Killing'' (1970) *'' The Astronaut'' (1972) *'' Death Race'' (1973) *''

'' (1977)

Actor

* ''

'' (1963-1972) ** "Pa Hack's Brood" (1963) as Lonnie ** "The Wrong Man" (1966) as Wilton KyleAnne Jackson in Gunsmoke Role Los Angeles Times 27 Dec 1971: e24. ** "My Father, My Son" (1966) as Bernie Jeffords ** "The Wrecker" (1967) as Luke ** "Hard Luck Henry" (1967) as Homer Haggen ** "Slocum" (1968) as 2nd Cowboy ** "The Twisted Heritage" (1969) as Elan Dagget ** "The Devil's Outpost" (1969) as Kelly ** "MacGraw" (1969) as Wilkes ** "The Lost" (1971) as Valjean Mather ** "Blind Man's Buff" (1972) as Hank McCall * '' Twelve O'Clock High'' (1965) as Sgt. Clem Garnet

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* American male television actors American male screenwriters 20th-century American male actors 1936 births Living people {{US-tv-actor-1930s-stub